Excavator.



J. B. WEBBER, Jn.

"I EXGAVATOR.

APPLIOATIoy FILED JAN. 15, 1908.

Patented Dee'.22,198.

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EXGAVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.15, 1908.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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UNITED 'STA PATENT OFFICE.

.1011K l5. \\`l`.li.ll-ll, .l l., (11 TOLEDO. OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE VULCAN IRON \\-ORKS COMPANY,

- Ol" 'FOIA-1110, Ol-llO. A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

EXC AVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Application led `Tanuary 15, 1908. Serial No. (410,892.

Be ily known that l, JonN B.\\'EBBER,J1., :l eitizen of the l'nited States, lresiding nt Toledo, linens county, Ohio, have invented [s n new :und useful Fxenvntor, of which the follmvinggj is :i speeiliention. v

This invention relates to :L nnrehine havin" in combination ai plurnlit;y of features, an( more espeeinlly to the control of the complex lo nmehine und its features.

This invention has utility when embodied in n power excavator in which the several features may be simply handled with euse und speed in such succes- `sion und together :is the neeessities of operation require.

Referring' to the drawings: Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the invention in a steam shovel; Fig. .2 is uv medial transverse section' on an enlnrged seule of the excavator' shown in Fig. 1 -in side' elevation with housingpnrtinlly removed; Fig. 3 is a plan view, with l housing removed, of prime mover', some of .y the features driven. thereby and some of the control connections; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing in `vertical section the pivot shaft and clutch eolmeetionsj. Fig. 5 is a side elevation with parts broken away to more clearly show the asseniblal-ge of the cont/rolling devices; Fig. `6 is a de'tail view showing dipper or shovel door unlatehing device; Fig.

7 is an enlarged showing of the ower meehanisrn for operating the unlatc 1i 1g device;

AFig. S is n detail in elevation of t e throttle showing'the connections to actua-.te the exhausting vulve; and Fi 9 is a fragmentary plan of theelevating evice connections to factuate tho boom.

The wheel truck 1 (Fig. 1) has onrts plutform a circular trackl 2, on which trave-l a plurality of bearing rollers 3 antifrictionally sustaining the swingable platform'4, upon which' is mounted the boom 5. Remotely from the boom 5 on platform 4 is the boiler 6,

K supplying through main 7 and' throttle valve f 8 steam for the prime movers 9, The prime movers 9 (Fi 3) drive shaft '10 mounted in frame carried.) by the platform 4. On shaft 10 is pinion 11 in mesh with gear Wheel 12 on shaft 13. Also mounted on shaft 13 is hoistin drum 14, which b flexible. means '15 ig. 1) passing over ul ey 16 on theboom 5, com rises the hoist or the digging member the directing and effectively l On shaft 13 (Fig. 3) is pinion 19 in mesh with gear wheel 2O on shaft' 21, which has centrally of platform 4 oppositely disposed bevel gears 22, 23, each having 'clutch portions 24 (Fig. 2). These gears 22, 23, arf` loosely mounted.l on shaft 21, While disposed between them and splined on shaft 21 is slidable double faced lclutch member 25 movable to friotionally engage geur 22'01' 23, which gears are in mesh with bevel gear 26 on eentml shui t 27, herein shown as the pivot pin for swingnble platform 4.

loller 2S on shaftg27 (Fig. 4) has connecl tion by stem 29 centrally of shaft 27 with bevelgenr 3Q loosely mounted on shaft 27. The'genr 30 is/ provided with a clutch face enacting with clutch member 31 fixed on shaft 27, whereby gear 30 maybe driven to uetunte bevel gear 32 meshing therewith (Fig. 2). Bevel geur is mounted on shaft beneath the truck platform 1, and has thereon wheels 34 Connected by chalins 35 (Fig. 1) to wheels 36 on axles 37 which carry thel wheels 3S of the truck 1. -Also mounted on shaft 27 is oollzl r 3Q provided with a clutch face. This coll-.1r 39 is splined on shaft 27, und is reciproenble to engage eluteh'fnce of bevel gear 40 loosely mounted on shaft 27. ltfeshing with bevel gear 40 (Fig. 5) is Vbevelv pinion 41 on shaft 42 having gear43 concting with toothed way 44 on the. platform of truck 1, the driving of which 'eonneotions'effeet the swinging of the platform 4.

On shaft 21 (Fig. 3)is pinion 45 meshing with gear wheel 46 on shaft 47. The shafts 13, 21, 47, are mounted in a common frame on the platform 4. drum 4S, 49, from each portion of which ex.;-v tend reaches 50 (Fig. 1) of the flexible means passing over pulleys 52 (Fig. 2) held by links 51 (Fi 1) extending from the A-frame 53 Steppe Y in lugs 54 of the drum shaft framel frame 53. By thus strutting the A-frame between the downwardly tending forces near its top against the -upwardly acting riUid and compact construction is produced w ich will not be distorted in operation to work itself loose. 1 l

Taking lexiblemeans attached to drum l 48 (Fig. 3), it extends over right hand ulley )52 (the left 'Fig'.Q) to correspondingpu ey 56 in block 57 o n boom 5 (Figs. 1 and 9), thence l baek over the saine pulley 52, about pulleyl On shaft 47 is double Rearwa-rdly extending bars brace the A-` forces upon the drum carrying frame, a most roo control and rever-.5c prime movers t).

58, from whence it extends similarly over the other pulleys 52, 56 and 52 beck to drum 4) (Fig. 3), thus continuous to insure uniform actlon in operating theV device in elevating the boom. The laterally spaced reaches of the flexible connection of the hoorn elevating device, besides permitting thc boom to locate ih n. stable central position, allow for uninterrupted passage of connection 15 of the hoist as well as upward extension of directing member 1S through the boom 5.

Connected to the boiler (Fig. 1) is steinn line 59 extending to the booni 5. On the boom 5 is pilue mover 00 driving pinion 61 to rotate gear wht-cl til. .having connection with rack 3 on the directing member 1S, whereby thc shovel 17 may bc thruet away or drawn toward the h'oom.

Forwa-i'dly and near thc right hand corner4 of platform 4 (Fig. 3) the operators station, without moving from which station an operator may control the many operntions'of this power driven nnrchine.

Hand lever 64, (Fig. 5) through link 65 may rock shaft G6 having arm (i7 effective to Foot lever or trcadle 6?# held thrown by spring catch 69 against resistance of spring G8 has arm 70 (Figs. 3 and .-3) connected to rock shaft 71. Arm 72 on shaft 71 is connected by link 755 with lever 7-1 having pivot 75.

The lever 74 has two arms 76 connected to band friction 77 on druln 14 to serve es a brake in stopping the shovel hoist, and. which may be partially sot in lowering the shovel. Iland lcvcr 78 rocks; the pivot slnift 71) on. which it is' mounted (Figs. 2i and 5) which at its inner endv has an :1 rm connected to recip- .ocnte link S0 connected to bell crank lcvcr 81, S2, having link 83 connected to hell crank S4 (Fig. 2) to reciprocate stom 85 in shaft 13. The stein 85 is connected to collar 86, th(` rct'tipromtting of which through linknge S7 ell'ccts rocking ol' cranked .shaft Sh. carril-d by gear Wheel 12. v()n thc opposite side of gear whcel 12 from linkage S7, cranked shaft 88 has arm #41) connected to friction bandQO about drum 14, so that by tightening thc band there is n. friction clutch to drive the hoist from wher-,l 12.

lland lcvcr 111 (ligs. 3 and 5) by link Q2 rocks` slinfftfQLhavin arm 95 connected h link 1)() .to bell crstnklever 97 (Fig. 2) whic i reciprocates link .9S connected to lever 9S) having pivot 100. Lever 99 remote from link 51S, is forked to engage clutch member 25, whereby rocking ofhnd lever .)1 in ono direction will clutch one of the gears 22, 235, (splinod on shaft 21) tofdrivc shaft .7 in one direction, while opposite movement of the hand lever will drive shaft 27 in n. reverse-direction. Foot lever 101 spring uphold und pivotcd on shaft 711 hns catch 102. (lne :trin

of the lever ltllextends below platform 4 to link l103 connected to bell crank 104 (Figs. 3

. v l t .engaging collar 2S (big.

thetreadlo 101 may bc moved agninsi track 2 on platform 1 to brake the swingvtrnw-l of table 4. llmnl lover 10S mounted on rock shaft 109 extending across thc forward portion of plattform 4 (Fig. Si) serves to control pawl 110 movable into cngagenn-nl. ith ratchet wheel 111. on shaftl, o1 tlnboom elevatingr device, thereby serving to infectively lock the booin inaldjnstod ponition. Hand lever 112 is connected by link 112; to rock sleeve 114 on shaft 10E) (l ig. l), which sleeve may reciprocate link 115 connected to ann of rock sleeve 116, which has arm 117 4) on shaft 27.Y llnnd lever 118 is connected hy link 119 to rock sleeve 12() surrounding sleeve 114 on shaft 109. bflccve 120 through link 12| engages an erin 122 of rock shaft, in sleeve 1 16, the other arm of which rock shaft |22 cnA gages collar ISE) on shaft .37 (l ig. 4). Accordingly hand levcr 112 serves to connect and disconnect the truck propelling mechanism, while hund lever 118 connects and disconnects the platform swinging mechanism. 'lland -lcver 123 (1* ig. 3) has arm 124 (lig. 5) which through link 1;5 rocks' hcll crank 126 1o ree.

ciprocate stcn1'127 ins-haft' +17. The stem 127 is ctmnectod to collar 128.011 shaft 47, which collar through linkage 129 eferts rocking of cranked shaft 13() carried by wheel 40. (ln the side of Wheel 46 opposite linkagc 11297 cranked shaft 13() has erin 13.1 engaging friction hand 132 about drum 48, 4E), forming a friction clutch for driving 'the ele vating device from wheel 46. 1&3, spring raised, (Fig. 3) is heid down by catch 184. 'lhis lever or treadle 133 is connected 1o rock shaft 135 exteuding'across the forward portion of' platform 4, which rockshaft hasarxns 136, 137 (Fig. 5) connected to friction hand 138, so that in controlling the elevating device there is a. brakewhich may he additionally used in lowering the boom by partially settii'ig friction und throwingr out paw] 110 until adjusted position desired is reached.

At the operators .station and above the bank of levers just described is lever 139 connoctcd h y link 140 to lever 141 (Figs. 5 and H) having pivot 142. .This lever 141 loosely fils nhovo )in 143 in forked valve stem 144 of tlnthrottlc 8. The throttle is of the bnlnnt-cd type and is readily controlled, so in vstarting thc stom 144 downward it will go to its .wat leaving 'pin 14? spaced from lever 14.1.- f'ith the prime movers S) thus shut oil, and say with the shovel swung over a wagon hut a little high for dumping, o furthcrfor Foot lever.

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continued movement of lever 13'.) will causo lever 141 to Contact lever 145 and open thc smnll vulve 146, whichmay he of tluI whistle type, thereby slowly exhausting the ste-tun power from the prime movers :md nllowmg the shovel to settle slowly und with lur greater ninety than can he accomplished.hy tr riction brake, as broke 77. The ycertainty "of this feature is a safeguard nguinst damage 'to wagons in dumping therein. Extending to the operators station is hand lever 14T on the boom 5 (Figs. 1 and 5) which hy link 14h hund lever is connected h v link 15() (Figs. l,

6 :md 7)'to stem 151 und serves to control a1dmission of steam und direction of action of piston in cylinder' 15". (onnected to the piston in cylinder 152 is piston rod 153 eoA net-imr with lever 154 .which through stem 155 shuts off the power when stem 153 hns traveled a distance proportionute with throw of hund lever 14S). Piston rod 153 ertrries pulley 156 about whichextends ilexible means 157 pussing over pulleys 15.\` grouped on hloek 15%)*for shaft of wheel 62. Ono end ol' the cailile 157 is connected to the directing member remote from the shovel 17, while the other end of the euhle extends tol the pin 160 of the latch on shovel doJr 161. )lovement of pulley 156 uwuy from the group 15S will pull the hitch pin 1G() to rele-use the door 16], so thut'dumping muy take place. This uetion is brought. uhouthv movement of hund lever 14) in one direction to udinit stt-:mijn the upper end ol' cylinder 1.52, und :is the pist-on rod 1.53 truvels down, the steam in nuttnnutieully cut ofi. A further movement of hund level 14'.) in the sume direction, would tfziuse still more travel of rod 153, )while it reverse movement ol' hand lever would' slziclien cixhle 157 to permit pin 16() to hitch door 1li] `closed when the shovel is swung huek. This reverse movement of the hund lever to udmit stenm to lower side of cylinder 152 automatically cutsotf steam by lever 1'51 :1nd :Item 155 in :i manner similar to that cut off in other movement of the. hund lever. At one side of the boiler 6 is the fuel hox 162, while :1t-the. opposite side is the waiter tzinli 163 (Fig. 22).

hat is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent isA 1. A power e vutor comprising a body, wheels` for sustaining the body, a plattform platform, und mennfsvfor driving the )ivot vpin for swinging thel platform on the. hot y.

2. .X power driven working memher comprising a, wheeled truck, a, swingahle platform mounted on the truck,a pivot shaft for the platform, uv toothed way on the truck, and a gem' meshing with the way and driven from the pivot shaft to actuate the platform.

3. A tnuck, a swin able platform mounted thereon, a working glement, a prime mover for actuating the Working element, for swing,-

ing` the platform .find for propelling the 1 ruckv they connect-ions to :tet uitte tht` plut l'orm comnising ai contriil shaft. :l Vgeur und u clutch lor connect ing the lreur to the shaft.

4. A power dr1\ n machine eoiiiptising n wheeled plattform truch. :1 swingzihle plutform, hearingr rollers intermediate the truch ilutform and the swingnhle plutl'oinr` :md u liruke shoe mounted on the swinguhle plait- Vform and movulile to enguge the truck pliitform.

l5. A power driven machine comprisingr u wheeled truck, n swingnhle plntl'orm mount- .ed on the truck, u reversible driving slnift pivotally'llisposetl relatively to the platform.

driving connections` between the shaft :ind truekfand actuating ine-.ins for the shaft including at clutch memlicr shiftnhle from intermediate idle position to .engage to propel they truck forwardly :md rezirwnrdhr.

(i. A power driven mtu-hitte comprisingl u wheeled truck, u suingulile plattform, :i prime mover on the platform, ai shzil't driven hy the prime mover, u pivot pin for the` platform. clutching means lconnecting the pin vfor either direction' driving from the. shaft. und connections from the pin to the platform whei'el) f the plat-form. muy he swung in either t irection.

7. -Apower excavator comprising n. wheeled truck, a, swingable plot form, propellingr means for the truck, a. shaftJ centrally of the,

platform, a. Clutch. to connectl the shaft to the propelling means, a prime mover. und a, twoway clutch to connect` the, shaft for opposite. direction drivin(r whereb the true-k muy he caused to travel forwartlly :md rearwardly` S. A power driven machine comprising u truck, a, swinguhle plutfornn propellino meansforswinging the platform, a centro shaft in t-hey platform, u clutch to connect' the shaft to t ie iro icllinv means a. rime.

,u prime mover, (ligging vmember hoisting means driven by the prime mover, and n. mounted on the body, n, pivot pm for the hoo'm elevating device also connected to the prime. mover 10. A power driven machine comprising a. swingable. latfOrm, an adjustable boom lcurried by t e latform, a digging member mounted in t. 1e boom a digging member hoist, u boom, means for thrusting the 1nember rel ntively to the boomV elevating device, a, .platform Swinginr mechanism, and si prime mover contlolhtbiy connected to operate the hoist, device and mechanism.

11. A power excavator comprising e. truck platform hfiving'an operaiors station, :i

s ingzihle boom mounted on thix platform, n. diggingr member curi-imi by 1in: prime. mover on the boom to thrust the dig- `ging' member, aiiii "oniroiiing Conner-.tions the boom, e. power actuated mechailis'm haviioom a ing conneetionseoucting with the boom, said mcrhxnnsm including a frame restmg upon 1vLhe platform, and an A-fmme for the boom i'or thi` diggin?r member exilending-to thef opernlor` Siziiion on the liooni sustniliinj; pinii'orm,

l2. power oxmiviitor vomprisin; r :i boom,

:i |io\vi,;i directing member for thi- .-.ho\'|i mounted in lli(x liooiii, sxiid shovel inning n. door, ii izilrh for he door, iiixiiiie vonnuc'- tions from l iw inli'h tothe boom :1nd inl-miler, mid interim-liuto moans i'or viii-)fungv iho vi'- iN-tivo iengih-oi' the Connections to opi-rote tho intr-ii.

12%. A piniform, :L i oom mouniol on the iimi'orm. :in A-frmne, :i devil-,v to niljusL The iiooni comprising o. drum, ilexiliiv moons haring 1\\'o l'inzhvs lximiding from thv drum, :uid pulleys mounted on the A-irnmo imust ing vulve for the prima mover and von- (-oniinuolisiy vxlvnds io milonmiii'uiiy listrihuie ieii. i ui und insure uniform :u'tion in adjusting 1h4- hoorn.

il. il. platform, si boom mounted on the platform. n. working memlmr opi-.rated from Correction in Letters-Patent No. 907

nevlions to the throttle moviibielto fietuate the exhausting valve.

in testimony whereof I ailix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J. B. VVEBBER, JR.

fitnessesz Y Y M. XV. PLATT,

21:0. E. KIRK.

It is hereby certified .that iu Letters lPatent No. 907,431, granted December 22, 190.8, upon the application oi' vJol/1n B. Webber, Jr., of Toledo, Ohio, Afor an improvement in fE-xcavat'ors, an error appears iu isho priiited specification ren/luiriiigr correction, ask follovi'sz In lines 125-(6, page 3, the words n mea-ne for thrusting the member relaitiveiy to the boom should be strikken out and inserted after `the word boomf in line 124,

.riesame page; and that the proper correction has been marie in the files und reoords of i plie Patent Office, :md is hereby mede in said Letters Patent.' 4 signed and sealed` uns 2nd day if March, A. D., 1909.

o. C. BILLINGS,

Aet'ng Commissioner of Patents.

platform hfiving'an operaiors station, :i

s ingzihle boom mounted on thix platform, n. diggingr member curi-imi by 1in: prime. mover on the boom to thrust the dig- `ging' member, aiiii "oniroiiing Conner-.tions the boom, e. power actuated mechailis'm haviioom a ing conneetionseoucting with the boom, said mcrhxnnsm including a frame restmg upon 1vLhe platform, and an A-fmme for the boom i'or thi` diggin?r member exilending-to thef opernlor` Siziiion on the liooni sustniliinj; pinii'orm,

l2. power oxmiviitor vomprisin; r :i boom,

:i |io\vi,;i directing member for thi- .-.ho\'|i mounted in lli(x liooiii, sxiid shovel inning n. door, ii izilrh for he door, iiixiiiie vonnuc'- tions from l iw inli'h tothe boom :1nd inl-miler, mid interim-liuto moans i'or viii-)fungv iho vi'- iN-tivo iengih-oi' the Connections to opi-rote tho intr-ii.

12%. A piniform, :L i oom mouniol on the iimi'orm. :in A-frmne, :i devil-,v to niljusL The iiooni comprising o. drum, ilexiliiv moons haring 1\\'o l'inzhvs lximiding from thv drum, :uid pulleys mounted on the A-irnmo imust ing vulve for the prima mover and von- (-oniinuolisiy vxlvnds io milonmiii'uiiy listrihuie ieii. i ui und insure uniform :u'tion in adjusting 1h4- hoorn.

il. il. platform, si boom mounted on the platform. n. working memlmr opi-.rated from Correction in Letters-Patent No. 907

nevlions to the throttle moviibielto fietuate the exhausting valve.

in testimony whereof I ailix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J. B. VVEBBER, JR.

fitnessesz Y Y M. XV. PLATT,

21:0. E. KIRK.

It is hereby certified .that iu Letters lPatent No. 907,431, granted December 22, 190.8, upon the application oi' vJol/1n B. Webber, Jr., of Toledo, Ohio, Afor an improvement in fE-xcavat'ors, an error appears iu isho priiited specification ren/luiriiigr correction, ask follovi'sz In lines 125-(6, page 3, the words n mea-ne for thrusting the member relaitiveiy to the boom should be strikken out and inserted after `the word boomf in line 124,

.riesame page; and that the proper correction has been marie in the files und reoords of i plie Patent Office, :md is hereby mede in said Letters Patent.' 4 signed and sealed` uns 2nd day if March, A. D., 1909.

o. C. BILLINGS,

Aet'ng Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 907,431.

It is hereby certified that. in Letters Patent No. 907,431,1,granted December 22, 1908,

upon the application of John B. Webber, J1., of Toledo, Ohio, for en improvement in Excavborx-1,an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as`

follnvrs: In lines IE5-6, page 3. the words means for thrusting the member relatively to the boom should be strikken our and inserted after the word boom in line 124,

.same page; and that the proper correction h-.ie been made in the les amd records of l [alle Patent Office. :mil isi hereby made in said Letters Patent.

Signed and sealed this .nd day if March, A. D., 1909.

[SEAL] (j. C. BILLINGS,

Acling (.v'ommissinncr of Patent-i. 

